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Asked: 2026-05-26T10:07:23+00:00

I am trying add OR operator in awk command. The following does not work.

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I am trying add OR operator in awk command. The following does not work.

# echo "* * * * * ls >> abc.txt 2>> abc.err" | awk -F'2>>' or -F'>>' '{print $2}' 
awk: cmd. line:1: or
awk: cmd. line:1:   ^ unexpected newline or end of string
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  1. Editorial Team

    If I understood your question:

    $ echo "* * * * * ls >> abc.txt 2>> abc.err" | awk -F'2>>|>>' '{print $2}'
abc.txt
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